Inspired by how dandelions use the wind to distribute their seeds, a research team has developed a tiny sensor-carrying device that can be blown by the wind as it tumbles toward the ground.
Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses the most quantum bits to date to calculate ground state energy, the lowest-energy state in a quantum mechanical system. The discovery could make it easier to design new materials.
Researchers have proposed and demonstrated a new resist patterning stratgy 'resist nano-kirigami': The outline of the target structure is exposed on the resist, and the excess resist film is selectively mechanically stripped.
This work demonstrates an efficient approach to regulating the porous structure and surface properties in the design of advanced iodine electrodes for high-performance zinc-iodine batteries.
Chemists have developed a nanoscale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a chemical reaction whose improved performance will be essential if carbon capture and utilization efforts are to succeed in helping to mitigate global warming.
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a 'self-driving lab' that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and fluidic systems to advance our understanding of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals. This self-driving lab can also be used to investigate a broad array of other semiconductor and metallic nanomaterials.
